Sunday, March 16, 2014

No need to look to food coloring or icky store-bought treats to celebrate this holiday. Check out this recipe with two healthy ingredients! This simple blender ice cream (a soft serve variety) contains no cane sugar; it uses bananas for sweetness and creaminess. Spinach (or kale if you prefer) adds a lovely touch of green and added nutrition. This is a good late night treat chock full of potassium (although you might want to skip the chocolate chip add-ins) or a healthy afternoon snack.

Optional add-ins are a large tablespoon of nut butter, vanilla extract, chocolate chips (pictured below), or even a date to further sweeten it. Although I believe it's plenty sweet with the bananas.

Spring has foreshadowed its coming with bouts of sunshine peaking through the gloomy clouds. The air smells clean and fresh. It's starting to smell green - dewy and new. And it makes the body and soul feel a little new.

A Sweet Welcome

I'm rethinking the way we use herbs in the kitchen and in daily life. It's not always a little dash of this or a sprig of that. All recipes on this blog are dairy and gluten-free. Pour yourself a lush cup of tea and please enjoy Sweet Roots!

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